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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the prevention zones for avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in place across Great Britain have been lifted as of noon today (Thursday...

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled the “near-final scheme information” for this year’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer.

As announced at the start of this year, Defra affirmed that it still intends to open the scheme’s first application window this month, with June 30 being selected as the date.

From June ...

Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has confirmed that an additional £2 million in funding is being made available for the Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund (NICIF).

He m...

The Agricultural and Horticultural and Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed a general decline in the condition of combinable crops in the UK.

This trend over the month of May has been, very much, weather-driven, with record-breaking temperatures over recent weeks impacting very significantly on soil moisture levels.

Recent rains have helped to reverse th...

Global food prices in April rose to their highest level since January 2024, according to a new report from the World Bank.

The report found that the food price spike followed “the near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz after the Middle East conflict erupted in late February”.

It said: “Over the two months after the conflict began, food prices rose 5% compare...